The UK Information Commissioner's Office closes its call for evidence on agentic AI on 20 November 2026.

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Six frontier AI models put this at 91% by 4 Dec 2026. Full reasoning from every model.

WillHappen.ai · Accepted Answer

91% — the median of 6 frontier models, resolving by 2026-12-04.

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Gemini (Google): 88% — Deadlines set two weeks out rarely shift unless multiple major tech bodies petition for an extension. Consultation windows set by the ICO routinely close on their advertised date roughly 85-90% of the time without modification. With only 16 days left, an extension would require formal stakeholder lobbying that has not publicly materialized. The ICO issuing an explicit deadline postponement before November 20 is the sole event that would falsify this closure date.

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Claude (Anthropic): 92% — This hinges on whether the ICO sticks to its already-published administrative deadline without extension. Government consultation deadlines are routinely administrative and rarely extended absent major disruption or lobbying pressure. The ICO has formally announced this date already, giving it a high base rate of being honored as scheduled. Main risk is a late extension request from industry stakeholders, which does occasionally happen but is not the norm.

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GPT (OpenAI): 97% — It chiefly depends on the ICO keeping its published consultation timetable unchanged through 20 November. The ICO itself controls the deadline, and only a formal extension, withdrawal, or site failure would prevent closure on schedule. Consultation deadlines set by UK regulators usually occur as announced; a 16-day window leaves little time for a policy reversal. A published ICO notice extending submissions past 20 November would sharply reduce this forecast.

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Grok (xAI): 87% — Whether ICO keeps the already-announced 20 Nov close date rather than issuing a last-minute extension. ICO has publicly set the 20 November 2026 evidence deadline; changing it now needs a fresh notice. UK ICO/Ofcom-style calls close on the stated date ~85% of the time; extensions usually come weeks earlier. An official ICO tweet or webpage update extending the window before 20 Nov would flip the forecast.

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DeepSeek (DeepSeek): 96% — The ICO will close the call on its published deadline unless a last-minute extension is announced. The ICO published the call for evidence with a fixed 20 November 2026 closing date; consultation deadlines are rarely extended absent major disruption. The ICO has a strong track record of closing consultations on schedule, including recent AI-related calls, so the base rate for on-time closure is very high. The only realistic risk is a last-minute extension due to volume or political pressure, but no such signal has emerged as of 4 November 2026.

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Qwen (Alibaba): 90% — ICO rarely moves a published deadline within 16 days unless response rates are critically low or political direction changes. Regulators extend calls for evidence in roughly 10-15% of cases, usually when stakeholder engagement is poor or a new policy direction emerges. No public signal of extension or cancellation as of early November 2026; the ICO's agentic AI workstream has been on schedule. A change of government or a major AI incident could prompt a pause, but neither appears imminent in this window.

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